Ken...that's a good point (motor oil vs. gear lube); I'm so used to everything involving the engine being motor oil (wet clutches) I hadn't thought about gear lube as a possibility. It does seem more like oil spots but now I'll have to go check more closely. Thanks!
Les Lampman Whidbey Island Washington '72 Ambo
-----Original Message----- From: Ken Pitts [mailto:MGcoo-@aol.com] Subject: Re: Need advice/opinions on oil leak
First thing to do it figure out if its gear lube or motor oil, the gear
lube
should have a distinctive smell. If its gear lube, then it is most likely
the
push rod seals. Pretty easy to fix once you have the gear box out. If its motor oil it could be one of several things, overfilling the crankcase (I
use 2.5
quarts), rear main seal, breather hoses or in a worse case a porous